To find your saved passwords on an iPhone, open the Passwords app, unlock it with Face ID, Touch ID or your passcode, tap All, and then tap the website or app. Tap the hidden Password field to reveal it. The Passwords app comes with iOS 18 and later, including iOS 26 and iOS 27.
On iOS 17 or earlier there’s no Passwords app. Go to Settings > Passwords instead. Either way, you’ll only see passwords your iPhone saved (or synced from your other Apple devices through iCloud). It can’t show a password you never saved, your iPhone passcode, or your Apple Account password.
How to see saved passwords in the Passwords app
These steps work on iOS 18 and later.
- Open the Passwords app. If you can’t spot it, swipe down on the Home Screen and search for “Passwords.”
- Unlock it with Face ID, Touch ID or your iPhone passcode.
- Tap All to see every saved account.
- Tap the website or app you want. To jump straight to one, type its name in the search field at the top.
- Tap the dots in the Password field. The password appears in plain text.
- To paste it somewhere else, tap the password again and choose Copy Password.
The same screen shows the username, the website it’s used on, any notes you added and, if the site uses one, the six-digit verification code. On iOS 26 and later, it can also show the account’s older passwords and when each one was changed, which helps when a site keeps rejecting what you type.
You can also ask Siri. Say “Show my passwords,” or name the account, as in “What’s my Netflix password?” Siri opens the right entry after you unlock it.
What the other sections in the Passwords app hold
| Section | What you’ll find there |
|---|---|
| All | Every saved password and passkey, sorted by site or app |
| Passkeys | Accounts that sign in with a passkey instead of a password. There’s no password to reveal for these. |
| Codes | Verification codes for accounts where you set up two-factor authentication in the app |
| Wi-Fi | Passwords for Wi-Fi networks your iPhone has joined |
| Security | Warnings about weak, reused or leaked passwords |
| Deleted | Passwords you removed recently (Apple calls this Recently Deleted) |
If you share passwords with family or friends, those accounts appear under their group’s name in a Shared Groups section below.
How to find passwords on iOS 17 or earlier
- Open Settings.
- Scroll down and tap Passwords.
- Unlock with Face ID, Touch ID or your passcode.
- Tap the website or app to see its username and password.
Not sure which version you have? Check Settings > General > About. Updating to iOS 18 or later gives you the separate Passwords app with the same saved accounts, since nothing is lost in the move.
How to see a Wi-Fi password on iPhone
Your iPhone keeps the password for every Wi-Fi network it has joined. To see one on iOS 18 or later:
- Open Passwords and unlock it.
- Tap Wi-Fi.
- Tap the network name.
- Tap the Password field to show the password.
On iOS 16 or iOS 17, go to Settings > Wi-Fi, tap the Info button (the small i) next to the network, and tap Password. For a network you’re not connected to, tap Edit in the top-right corner of the Wi-Fi screen first to see your saved networks. iOS 15 and earlier can’t show Wi-Fi passwords.
If you only want to get a friend online, you don’t need to read the password out loud. Here’s how to share Wi-Fi from your iPhone with a tap or a QR code.
Why can’t I find a password on my iPhone?
- You’re looking in a smaller list. Make sure you tapped All, not Passkeys or a shared group, and search by the site’s name as well as the app’s name (a login saved for “netflix.com” may not show under the app name).
- It was deleted. Check Deleted. Passwords you remove stay there for 30 days and can be recovered.
- It was saved on another device. Passwords from your Mac or iPad only reach your iPhone when iCloud Keychain is on. Go to Settings > [your name] > iCloud, tap Passwords under Saved to iCloud, and turn on Sync this iPhone. Do the same on the other device, using the same Apple Account.
- It was never saved. If you tapped Not Now when your iPhone offered to save it, or you typed the password in an app that doesn’t use AutoFill, there’s nothing stored. Use the site’s “Forgot password” link to reset it.
- You use a different password manager. If Google Password Manager, 1Password or similar fills your passwords, they live in that app, not in Apple’s Passwords app.
Once you find an old or leaked password, you’ll probably want to replace it. Our guide to changing a website or app password on iPhone shows how to do it without breaking the saved copy.
Passwords your iPhone can’t show you
A few passwords never appear in the Passwords app, by design:
- Your iPhone passcode. It isn’t stored anywhere you can view. If you’ve forgotten it, see what to do when you forget your iPhone passcode.
- Your Apple Account password. It isn’t displayed either, but you can change or reset it from Settings while signed in. Our guide to resetting your Apple Account password covers both.
- Screen Time passcode. This one can be reset with your Apple Account, but not viewed.
Common questions
Can someone else see my passwords if they pick up my iPhone?
Not without unlocking the Passwords app with your Face ID, Touch ID or passcode. That’s why anyone who knows your passcode can view them too, so don’t share it casually.
Can I see my iPhone passwords on a computer?
Yes, if iCloud Keychain is on. A Mac with macOS Sequoia or later has the same Passwords app, and on Windows you can use the iCloud Passwords app. Apple’s guide to finding saved passwords and passkeys covers each device.
Where did Settings > Passwords go?
Apple moved saved passwords into their own Passwords app in iOS 18. Your accounts moved with them, so open the app instead of looking in Settings.
Matthew Roberts is the founder and editor of ARS Digitech. He started the site to answer the iPhone questions his friends and family kept asking him, and it has grown into a library of iPhone and iOS how-to guides. Matthew writes and maintains every tutorial on the site, checking steps and menu names against Apple’s official support documentation and updating guides when an iOS release moves a setting.